The relationship between stress, stress management behaviors, and suicidal risk of unemployment persons that were affected by the situation of the epidemic of COVID-19 in Phayao province

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20210806002

Enrollment

477

Registered

2021-08-06

Start date

2021-08-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the introduction of strong restrictive measures that are having a substantial effect on the global economy, including an increase in the unemployment rate worldwide. The increase in suicides preceded the actual rise in the unemployment rate. For Phayao province in 2019, there were 77 people who intentionally hurt themselves, representing a rate of 16.41 per 100,000 population (Ministry of the Interior, 2019). There was found a reported suicide rate of 8.67 per 10

Interventions

Groups of not working or had no regular job or being suspended from work or canceled or was temporarily suspended from employment due to the epidemic situation of COVID-19.

Screening

unemployed participants

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 15 - 60 years old 2. Being unemployed which is not working or had no any regular job or being suspended from work or canceled or was temporarily suspended from employment due to the epidemic situation of COVID-19 3. Has never been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness by a doctor 4. Willing to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Under 15 years of age or over 60 years of age 2. Can't read Thai language 3. Have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness by a doctor or was diagnosed by a doctor as having a psychiatric illness while participating in a research project 4. Unable to participate in the research project until the end of the project or request to withdraw from the research project

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between stress management behaviors and suicidal risk Within the period of Covid-19 situation Perceived Stress Scales, Jalowiec Coping Scales	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between stress and suicidal risk Within the period of Covid-19 situation Perceived Stress Scales, Jalowiec Coping Scales	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNatakorn Kamkaew

University of Phayao

natakorn.ka@up.ac.th054466666

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026